You will never know what you're going to miss, what you will never get the privilege of having again "made a lollipop for him... then Derby burst into tears"(161). You gotta enjoy the small things and be grateful for what you have.

These are all lessons I had to learn in the last six months during my exchange. I didn't have a bad experience but I still had to adapt and grow up. I had a fun time, but it was the first time I was without my parents for more than a week or two. I wasn't treated like one of the kids there I had to manage on my own and some times find food or transport. I didn't have a horrible time, nothing to compare with WW2 but for me it was still a change. I think this has made appreciate everything more now.

In canada I had to start from zero, make new friends and meet new people. Billy was deprived of food or comfort, which isn't even comparable to me. But it is events like these that that make people grow, appreciate and change.